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Behind The Lens episode 76: Past and present

by Tom WrightApril 10, 2020April 10, 2020

From schools to prisons, homes to businesses, there is nothing in our region that’s not impacted by the coronavirus. We’ll hear from Lens reporters, covering a community in crisis.

Coronavirus

Disability rights group says state has remedied concerns about care rationing

by Leslie CardéApril 10, 2020April 13, 2020

With early signs of flattening the curve, ventilator rationing has become a less immediate concern for the New Orleans area.

Coronavirus

New Orleans schools prepare for unknown financial impacts from COVID-19

by Marta JewsonApril 10, 2020April 10, 2020

While tourism- and oil-dependent Louisiana may take a bigger hit than many states, New Orleans’ charter schools have unique protection in federal programs.

Coronavirus

Louisiana federal prison starts releasing prisoners from minimum-security camp, according to inmates

by Nick ChrastilApril 9, 2020April 9, 2020

The releases come five days after the U.S. Attorney General directed prisons to “maximize appropriate use of home confinement.”

Coronavirus

Governor likely to shutter public schools through end of academic year

by Marta JewsonApril 9, 2020April 9, 2020

The Governor said he would sign an order after meeting with acting state superintendent. The announcement came hours after the state board of education requested schools not reopen.

Opinion

ICE detention is a danger to Louisiana communities

by Mark DowApril 9, 2020April 9, 2020

“Medical experts for the Department of Homeland Security have called the nationwide ICE system ‘a frighteningly efficient mechanism for rapid spread of the virus to otherwise remote areas of the country where many detention centers are housed.'”